游僧

遊僧

yóusēng

noun

Measure Word

一位游僧 wèi

Meanings

1 wandering monk
2 itinerant Buddhist monk

Characters

to roam; travel

Examples

HSK 7-9

山里来了一位游僧化缘。

Shānli lái le yí wèi yóusēng huàyuán.

A wandering monk came to the mountain to ask for alms.

HSK 7-9

这位高僧年轻时当过游僧。

Zhèwèi gāo sēng niánqīng shí dāng guo yóusēng.

The eminent monk spent his youth as a wandering monk.

Tips

culture

In Buddhist practice, an itinerant monk with no fixed temple, traveling between monasteries (行脚) for study, pilgrimage, or begging alms (化缘). Also called 云游僧 or 行脚僧.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

僧 sēng